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Scott T Barsotti

SCOTT T BARSOTTI

  (1981 - )
Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Antje Oegel International  

Born in Pittsburgh in 1981. Received Ba in Writing from Denison University and MFA in Writing from the School of the art Institute of Chicago. Co-founded Roundelay Theatre Company in 2003, a company which uses electronic methods of communication to collaborate nationally. Currently lives in Chicago.

Research:    Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015)

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         Body Snatcher, The         Brewed         Burrowing Anxiety         Capital O         Coydog         Darling Camerons         Facing Angela         Graceland         Hanger-On         Jet Black Chevrolet         Kill Me         Locks         Mcmeekin Finds Out         Mystery of the Pirate Ghost, The         Revenants, The         Shadow Over Innsmouth, The         Shoe Polish         Tenacity         We Live Here         Your Teacher Is Out Today
Body Snatcher, The

Synopsis:
In 19th Century Scotland, Edinburgh Medical College is at the forefront of surgery, and demand for human specimens has far outstripped supply, necessitating the employ of grave robbers. For years, Dr. Wolfe MacFarlane and his preferred resurrection man, Gray, have had an understanding. But arthur Fettes, MacFarlane's new classroom assistant, begins to suspect that some of the cadavers are fresher than others

Notes:
Based on the story by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Genre:
adaptation

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Brewed

Synopsis:
Six sisters take turns stirring a potion that was left for them to attend. the task is usually done in solitude, in shifts, but one of the sisters calls them all together and invites an outsider in, which causes old venom to emerge. the inability to reconcile free will and domesticity is called into question as the sisters share (or do not share) the burden.

Notes:
Part of 17th Annual Rhinoceros Festival hosted by Curious theatre Branch

1st Produced:
Roots     2006

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  7            Other:  -

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Burrowing Anxiety

Synopsis:
Three youths board a train and are confronted by a derelict who might have the bubonic plague, or might just be making a political statement

Notes:
Part of "Sketchbook" Festival

1st Produced:
Chopin Theatre, Chicago     2006

Organisations:
Collaboraction Theatre

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Genre:
Play One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  1

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Capital O

Synopsis:
A man is thrown into prison and bullied by his barrister

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1st Produced:
The Other Side Of The Elephant: Short Plays By Curious Writers, Chicago     2008

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Genre:
Twenty minute play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  1 either sex

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Coydog

Synopsis:
Tish and Hallie are not sure if Donna is pregnant but they know she has been shot. They are stuck in the desert and coyotes are lurking nearby

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Genre:
Short play

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Male:  -            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Darling Camerons

Synopsis:
annabelle Cameron is poised to debut when one of the help has a death in the family. Her delightfully tacky parents and brothers now must convince her that the ball they are about to attend is not in poor taste in light of such events. annabelle might be gay, too.

Notes:
Part of "Dramatis Personae 2002" Festival

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Play One act

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Facing Angela

Synopsis:
a duet about the effects of transformative "extreme makeover" grade cosmetic surgery on an otherwise humble marriage. angela's outer beauty doesn't erase her inner loathing, and Wes no longer recognizes his wife. Through dueling monologues, the play explores what happens when the surgery is a complete success, but the aftermath is not.

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1st Produced:
Raven Theatre Complex, Chicago     2003

Organisations:
Roundelay Theatre Company

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Graceland

Synopsis:
Two girls break into Graceland Cemetery one night to put an urban legend involving Philip armour to the test

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Genre:
Play One act

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Male:  -            Female:  2            Other:  1

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Hanger-On

Synopsis:
Clea has had her body invaded. Her sister Gemma is trying to get her across the border to someone who can help. But first they must spend the night at Motel 666

Notes:
Part of "Motel 666" an evening of short horror plays

1st Produced:
DCASE Storefront Theatre, Chicago     18 June 2015

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Genre:
Short Play

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Jet Black Chevrolet

Synopsis:
While the war on terror rages in the distance, Sam and Catherine Curie have managed to imprison themselves (and each other) in their own home; Catherine's agoraphobia has gotten so bad that she is literally cut off from the outside world, not checking the mail, answering the phone, or speaking to anyone; meanwhile Sam keeps a secret, and cannot reconcile the desire to tell her the truth with his need to keep her stable. But Sam must make a choice. . . . .the presence of an unfamiliar car out in the street threatens to send Catherine over the edge.

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1st Produced:
Chicago     2006

Organisations:
Curious Theatre Branch

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  2

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Kill Me

Synopsis:
Cam is in a coma and is convinced that she has lost the ability to die and is contemplating suicide

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1st Produced:
Wildclaw Theatre, Chicago     2012

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  -            Female:  3            Other:  4 either sex

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Locks

Synopsis:
Three brothers come home while their parents are away on a week's vacation to plan a surprise for their upcoming anniversary. While searching for relics in the storage cellar, they become unwittingly trapped; they spend their week of entombment rehashing old grudges, exploring each other's romantic relationships, and getting to know each other for the first time-all while rationing cheese crackers and flat champagne.

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1st Produced:
Burke Theatre At Denison University, Granville, Oh     2003

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  3            Other:  1

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Mcmeekin Finds Out

Synopsis:
Randy Steinmeyer and Kate Buddeke star as Guy and Pam McMeekin, who are at home recovering from a car wreck, have their uneventful Sunday is turned on its head when their seventeen-year-old daughter Carla comes home and tells her parents she thinks she has done something bad. . .something very bad. What transpires is a laugh out loud comedy with a Pittsburgh twist involving a football, an interrogation, tasers, hammers, duct tape and a hilarious family of characters sorting out the truth the best way they know how.

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Genre:
Play/Drama

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Mystery of the Pirate Ghost, The

Synopsis:
Alligator, Otto is staying with his uncle Tooth. Otto asks Uncle Tooth to tell him about the old days. He is told about the dreadful pirate Blackeye Doodle. Then things start happening in the village - it looks like the ghost of Blackeye has returned

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Music and lyrics by Troy Martin; Matt Test; Book by Scott T Barsotti. Based on the book "The Mystery of the Pirate Ghost" by Geoffrey Hayes

1st Produced:
Lifeline Theatre, Chicago     2013

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Genre:
Childrens musical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Revenants, The

Synopsis:
a "revenant" is one who returns after a long absence; or death. In the fallout of a pandemic, Karen and Gary live on with a pair of "zombies"-once their wife and husband-chained up in the cellar. Unable to let go and the past's ghosts ever-present, Karen and Gary find themselves with two kinds of revenants: their spouses who have re-animated from death; and the versions of themselves they used to be-before they were married, before they denied each other.

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Roundelay Theatre Company

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Genre:
Drama, Horror

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Shadow Over Innsmouth, The

Synopsis:
There is something evil and pagan in the Massachusetts town of Innsmouth

Notes:
Based on the short story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" by H P Lovecraft

1st Produced:
Wildclaw Theatre, Chicago     2013

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Genre:
Adaptation

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Shoe Polish

Synopsis:
a young man is moving across the US to Los Angeles against his mother's wishes. While helping him pack, she tries to lecture, scold, guilt, advise and ultimately connect with him any way she can.

Notes:
Part of 2005 New Play Festival; developed As part of "Down in the New Chair" series At PaC/edge Performance Festival

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Genre:
Play One act

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Tenacity

Synopsis:
a destroyed body and destroyed mind prepare for "the fight," stuck in a loop of ritual and regret

Notes:
Part of "Down in the New Chair" series

1st Produced:
Prop Thtr, Chicago     2006

Organisations:
Curious Theatre Branch

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Genre:
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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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We Live Here

Synopsis:
Eight Chicago playwrights write a play about an aspect of their life in Chicago

Notes:
Written by Scott T Barsotti; Molly Each; Laura Eason; Brian Golden; Kristin Idaszak; Kim Morris; Nick Ward; Doug Whippo

1st Produced:
Greenhouse Theater Center, Chicago     01 Aug 2011

Organisations:
Theatre Seven

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Genre:
Drama

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Your Teacher Is Out Today

Synopsis:
FBI agent Henry arrests a school teacher in front of his class. The offender has been taken away and Henry stays to talk to the class

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Genre:
Monologue play

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  -            Other:  -

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